taberm, I believe if you go back and look at the comments WillGill and I have made over time, you will see that we agree with you and have called CarnellD on this many times. Not that I want to stop you from continuing to do so. :)

Robert, while I concur that any budget is made on a set of assumptions, the Mayor should have presented the entire picture when he went to the counsel asking for the tax increase. With all of the facts presented, they then, and only then, can make an intelligent decision...apparently, this is something the Mayor and his crowd are reluctant to do until their feet are held to the fire.

Why is that a stupid comment? There are other ways of earning money. Go to a trade school for instance. Industry is crying for trained tradesmen.
If you hadn't noticed, when you go to the grocery store, the prices have gone up. The cost of electricity to run a college has gone up. The food provided to the kids in college has gone up. The cost of insurance has gone up. Someone has to pay for those increases.

navysubman, what is wrong with proving you are a citizen before being allowed to vote? Like for instance, the same drivers license or picture ID that is required when you cash a check or apply for food stamps or Social Security.

Their web page says they are a 100% minority owned company. Other than their web page, there is very little known about them. Strange that the city would award a $500,000 contract to an unknown company.

He was convicted by the Federal Court and they do not have parole. He will serve all 15 years for this conviction. If the system was any good, the State would lock him up for violating parole and when that sentence is completed, he would go into the Federal system.
SemperFi!!

ITSALRIGHT, if parents and students are not thinking about future increases in tuition during their time in school, they shouldn't enroll. I cannot think of a single college or university in this country that has not increased their tuition due to the lack of state funding.

Creole, there is a Maritime Training School here in Mobile that will train folks on how to weld at no cost to them. When finished, they are being hired by Austal and Ingles starting at $20 per hour. Ingles has recently started one of their own as there are not enough trained welders available. Recently, I read where Dental Technicians are being paid an average of $64,000 per year. These type of jobs do not require a degree.